❓ Question regarding the opening date of the new Merredin State Emergency Service (SES) facility and its benefits. The answer details the opening, criticises the previous government's inaction, and includes political jabs.
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STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE, MERREDIN PREMISES
In August this year the Government announced that it had acquired new premises for the Merredin branch of the State Emergency Service. When will the facility open and what benefits will it bring to the volunteers in the Merredin community? Mrs ROBERTS
In August this year the Government announced that it had acquired new premises for the Merredin branch of the State Emergency Service. When will the facility open and what benefits will it bring to the volunteers in the Merredin community? Mrs ROBERTS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also thank the member for his strong commitment, not only to police officers in this State but also to all emergency services personnel, most of whom are volunteers. I am pleased to inform the House that I will be opening the new Merredin SES unit this coming Saturday. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also thank the member for his strong commitment, not only to police officers in this State but also to all emergency services personnel, most of whom are volunteers. I am pleased to inform the House that I will be opening the new Merredin SES unit this coming Saturday. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also thank the member for his strong commitment, not only to police officers in this State but also to all emergency services personnel, most of whom are volunteers. I am pleased to inform the House that I will be opening the new Merredin SES unit this coming Saturday. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also thank the member for his strong commitment, not only to police officers in this State but also to all emergency services personnel, most of whom are volunteers. I am pleased to inform the House that I will be opening the new Merredin SES unit this coming Saturday. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also thank the member for his strong commitment, not only to police officers in this State but also to all emergency services personnel, most of whom are volunteers. I am pleased to inform the House that I will be opening the new Merredin SES unit this coming Saturday. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: That got a reaction. There is more. Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Until now, the Merredin SES unit has been housed in an old drum depot near the town centre. That is where the coalition Government left the emergency volunteers for the past eight years - in old and decrepit premises. Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mr Barnett: Who is your candidate? Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: Darren West. Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mr Barnett: Will he be there? Was he invited? Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: I would be disappointed if he was not. Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Since the Government came to office, we have listened to the people of Merredin and acquired the former police and transport licensing centre for the new Merredin SES headquarters. The building that I am putting the service into was left vacant for the past two to three years by the coalition Government. The premises were requested by the local government authority and the people of Merredin for the past two to three years when the coalition Government sat on its hands. Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mr Day: When was the decision made? Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: The decision was made much earlier this year. In fact, I went to Merredin back in August and announced the fact that we would hand over the premises to the SES. Yet again, the Labor Government has proved that it is the only side of politics that cares about people in rural and regional areas of Western Australia. Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Several members interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: In fact, we care for the welfare of people throughout Western Australia. I even care for the members who sit opposite. I have a real concern for the members opposite, particularly the Leader of the Opposition, who may get lost on his way to Merredin tomorrow. I am so concerned that I have alerted the police in case members opposite get lost. I asked the police to be on the lookout for some pretty lost looking Liberal members wandering through the desert, as they are lost souls pinning their hopes on a lost cause. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
The SPEAKER: During question time the Leader of the Opposition is given a huge amount of leeway. However, he and other members are wrong to engage in loud conversations across the Chamber believing it is their right to interject although they have not asked a question. Members who ask questions, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party will be given some leeway, but other members should not interject unless they have asked a question. Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: I am disappointed that Captain Grumpy opposite has been nothing but nasty about this issue. I thought he would have been pleased for the people of Merredin. If he only shared the same amount of concern for them that I share for him, the world would be a better place. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Darling Range to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
Mrs ROBERTS: I shall tell the House how generous I have been to the Leader of the Opposition. In February I inherited the vehicle that belonged to Hon Kevin Prince, the former member for Albany, which was fitted out with some pretty special spotlights. I found when I drove down to Albany and to other places that the headlights worked perfectly well and I had no trouble finding any place. I then heard that the Leader of the Opposition was on the lookout for a set of spotties because he had done a big country tour and must have had some difficulties finding his way from one place to another. What did I do? I donated my set of spotlights to the Leader of the Opposition. The spotlights that were on my car for the first six months of this year and are now on Captain Grumpy’s carriage! I hope the spotlights assisted his crusade to Merredin. I must give a word of caution: they may help him see where he is going but they will not protect his back. The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
The SPEAKER: Last week I indicated that it is inappropriate to give members nicknames. There are ways to get the message across other than by applying nicknames to members.
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